Beyond the Boundary: Kent's Darren Stevens writes exclusively for the KM Group
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It’s a couple of hours ahead of the second day of our latest
championship match against Essex at Chelmsford – focusing on
another important day ahead, looking to build on what we did the
day before.
I don’t think I have ever had such a good start to the season
before in my career. I’m seeing the ball well and playing nice and
straight.
I must admit, though, I was disappointed with the way I got out
in the defeat against Warwickshire last week. I was caught in a
situation between two tailenders coming in, knowing we needed 40 to
win or 10 overs to bat to save the game.
I rolled my wrists on a sweep shot and got caught by Chris
Woakes running in from fine leg.
Farby’s (Paul Farbrace) reaction was to tell me if that
situation happens to me again he wants me to keep playing my own
game.
To lose against Warwickshire was massively disappointing. We
desperately want to get our first win and are probably striving a
bit too much and too hard to get it.
We were 96-3 at tea, really in a strong position and we probably
let ourselves down a bit by not talking more about how we were
going to get across the winning line.
Then it was up to Nottingham. The rain did us no favours again,
after Rob and Joe had given us such a good start. We can’t do
anything about the weather, though.
It was Rob Key’s birthday on Wednesday – 31 by the way – but
there are never any special dressing room celebrations, I think the
plan was to all go out for a drink.
Rob has had a quiet time in the championship but he is a high
class player. He had a bit of a slow start last season as well but
came good with a career best 270 against Glamorgan, and then
followed up with 123 against Surrey.
We are off to the Midlands again on Sunday to play Warwickshire
for the third time already this season and then it’s back to
Canterbury for another Monday start and a four-day game against
champions Durham.
Thursday, May 13 2010
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